To me, dirty dancer is a song about an experience with a dominating partner, who, while infatuating, is never going to be content with staying with one lover. As the chorus of the song states, the dirty dancer is never lonely, and the listener (or enrique) will “never be her only”, suggesting that she does not stay in monogamous relationships for very long. The song describes the character as being greedy, and never getting enough, stating that she’s “never satisfied” and that if the listener doesn’t “do it right” with her (either through charm or bedroom behaviour) then she will quickly get bored with them and move onto the next partner. “it’s insane how she tames, she can turn you into an animal” suggests that the dirty dancer character is the dominant partner in the relationship and that she brings out quite an animalistic side in enrique/the listener. The song gives the impression that the relationship is mostly superficial with the repeated line “she don’t want love, she just wanna touch” which suggests that it is based more on sexual desire than any desire for a long lasting commitment. Whether or not the song is encouraging or discouraging this kind of behaviour is unclear. Enrique at the beginning dedicates the track to “the dirty girls all around the world”.
